{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-15a-12-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 15A:12-1","heading":"Methods of dissolution","body":"a.  A corporation may be dissolved in any one of the following ways:\n(1) by action of the incorporators or trustees pursuant to section 15A:12-2;\n(2) by action of the members pursuant to section 15A:12-3;\n(3) by action of the board and the members pursuant to section 15A:12-4;\n(4) by action of the board pursuant to section 15A:12-5;\n(5) by action of the members pursuant to section 15A:12-6;\n(6) by the filing of a certificate of dissolution pursuant to section 15A:12-7 upon expiration of any period of duration stated in the corporation's certificate of incorporation;\n(7) by a judgment of the Superior Court in an action brought pursuant to section 15A:12-11, 15A:12-12, or 15A:14-2 or otherwise;  or\n(8) automatically by the Secretary of State revoking a certificate of incorporation as set forth in subsection c. of section 15A:4-5.\nb.  A corporation which has been dissolved in a proceeding pursuant to section 15A:12-11 or 15A:12-12, or which has been dissolved, or the certificate  of incorporation of which has been revoked, for a cause or by a method not  mentioned in this section, shall be subject to all the provisions of this  chapter and of chapter 14, to the extent that those provisions are compatible  with a court-directed dissolution, or with the statute or common law proceeding  pursuant to which the dissolution, or revocation is effected.\nL.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:12-1, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.","path":["TITLE 15A CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"693bc955a7f62f767fb3d57d7458d3811a6e0071655a1dd3e160a6d914dbeab6","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-15a-11-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-15a-12-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}